There are 13 ways to get from Newark to Riverside by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)JFK - ONT
10h 7m$208–831Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EWR - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
11h 11m$117–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus StationFlixBus N2640
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to RiversideSouthwest Chief
2d 15h$304–1,396Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
2d 15h$286–633Drive 2,700.1 mi
- Drive from Newark to Riverside2,700.1 mi
44h 15m$493–712Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JFK - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
11h 58m$886–1,253Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)EWR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 9m$133–459Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)JFK - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 59m$877–1,253Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)EWR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
12h 47m$167–457Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)JFK - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
13h 20mFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)EWR - LAS
- Take the bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
13h 31m$139–403Train via Ossining (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 16h$340–2,124Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
2d 23h$384–1,797
Newark to Riverside by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $110 - $350 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station and UCR at Bannockburn Village. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Newark station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Riverside via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Newark and Riverside is 2488 miles. The road distance is 2715.9 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Riverside without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $300 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Newark to Riverside, including transfers.
Newark to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Newark to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Newark to Riverside is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $200 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $650 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also train via Ossining, which costs $340 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to Magnolia + Beatty via St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Riverside, and UCR at Bannockburn Village in around 2d 15h.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
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More Questions & Answers
Newark to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Riverside is 3h behind Newark. It is currently 12:24 PM in Newark and 9:24 AM in Riverside.
Newark to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Riverside is 2716 miles. It takes approximately 44h 15m to drive from Newark to Riverside.
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